The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08

from the trench for the water to run off. It is
customary to put down a layer of pine straw
ON the base, but this does not seem important.
especially if the ground is dry. Put about
thirty bushels in hill, not mixing the cut
with the whole potatoeS-coyer lightly with
pine straw at first and protect from rain. AS
soon as freezing weather begins, put on the
straw thickly-a foot when packed down.
over the straw put cornstalks and then dirt,
not dirting the top of the hill till pretty hard
weather sets in; after that, close up and dirt
freely. Perfectly dry sand mixed in with the
potatoes as they are being hilled up will help
greatly to keep them from rotting.
End. Yes. 1t is an unhealthy condi-
tion of the skin, resulting either from
disordered stomach or poor food. 1t may be
recognized by the skin adhering closely to the
bones or flesh underneath, cannot be pnched
up readily between the fingers, or gathered up
into fold. The first thing to do is to get the
stomach right. Scald pint of linseed meal
mix it with bran and give every night, in con-
nection with oats, corn, etc. If the animal has
been upon dry feed for long time, change by
degrees, giving clover or lucerne or green bar
ley or rye. If the animal has little appetite,
give the following once day:
Powdered Gentin, p ounce.
Powdered Ginger, drachm.
Common Soda, drachm
Keep well curried. In short, do everything
possible to promote general health.
J. R. H., Spring Garden, Ala. First Can destroy
the tobacco fly? find it great deal of trouble to
worm tobacco. Second. What is the best havoring
for homemade tobacco? How much of the flavor
ing should be used to the pound of tobacco?
The tobacco worm is the larva of the hum
ming bird looking moths which may be seen
about twilight lowering about flowers. 1t has
long snout which is thrust into flowers in
search OF nectar. 1t is possible that something
might be done towards destroying them, by
busting the inside OF flowers they frequent
with mixture of paris green and flour-one
of the green to twenty of -four. 1t would
have to be thrown in small guam
tity to the very bottom of the
flower so as to mingle with the nectar. This
perhaps would be as troublesome as hand
picking and killing the worms. Those worms
that have little white cylindrical bodies stick
ing to them ought not to be disturbed, as those
white bodies contain the larva of an insect
which is a great enemy of the tobacco
worm, and helps to keep them in check.
Second. Unable to answer this question. Can
any reader help us?
w E. F., Loachapoka, Ala: have mare that
was delivered of foal ON the 9th of August She
seemed to do well for two three days. but on the
morning of the fourth day found her very badly
water-foundered, was down and could not get up,
and when up seemed unable to stand any length of
time. Shewas down say.three weeks and during that
time her hip bones wore through and became run
ming sores, and when on lying down her right hoof
would be under the shoulder, rubbing place it
near the lower joint that also became a running
sore When these began to heel her right shoulder
began to SWELL until it twice the size of the left
1t extended to her breast and between her foreegs